Nadya Tolokonnikova, one of the founding members of the art collective Pussy Riot, is a once-in-a-generation rebel. Following an anti-Putin protest that took place in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, an action now known as Pussy Riot’s “Punk Prayer,” Nadya and several fellow protesters were infamously sentenced to prison in 2012. Little did Nadya…
On April 10th 2020, Microsoft released an advertising campaign featuring controversial performance artist Marina Abramovic. In a surprise turn of events, the 2-minute ad had amassed more than 24,000 "unlikes" on YouTube in a matter of days, and was subsequently deleted by the Microsoft company. The video is said to have featured Abramovic wearing the…
In art history, women are usually showcased as muses rather than artists, often overlooked and underrated throughout history. The following women (in no particular order) are world-renowned artists who were (and still are) pioneers in the art world. They broke boundaries and paved the way for today's female artists, incrementing the reform of gender imbalance…
The Unexpected Subject 1978 Art and Feminism in Italy On view: April 4 – May 26 2019. FM Centre for Contemporary Art Via Giovanni Battista Piranesi 10, Milano. FM Center for Contemporary Art presents The Unexpected Subject. 1978 Art and Feminism in Italy, a new exhibition curated by Marco Scotini and Raffaella Perna, proposing for the first time a wide-ranging…
In 2010 at the MoMA, Abramović engaged in an extended performance called, "The Artist Is Present". The work was inspired by her belief that stretching the length of a performance beyond expectations serves to alter our perception of time and foster a deeper engagement in the experience. Seated silently at a wooden table across from…
Auction: runs from October 30th - November 15th on Paddle8 Exhibition: November 13th-23rd @ We Work's Devonshire Square venue Private viewing: November 13th from 6:00-9:00 pm Auction event: November 16th Art on a Postcard presents a unique chance to own a mini masterpiece by artists who would normally be well out of most people's reach. Famous artists have perfectly created small scale…
On Saturday, July 28th, The Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation welcomed over 1,000 guests to their Water Mill, NY location for TIME BOMB: The 25th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit & Auction sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels. The evening honored the late Pierre Bergé, who was the co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent and a founding benefactor…
On May 14th, Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot and artist Marina Abramovic sat down for a conversation on performance and activism, moderated by Melena Ryzik of The New York Times. The discussion was hosted by the newspaper's TimesTalks series, live events featuring creative pioneers and the publication's talented columnists and writers. Last month, the TimesTalks Festival…
FRIEZE ART FAIR Frieze London and Frieze Masters are back at Regents Park! While Frieze London goes into its 15th year taking place from October 5th-8th, with a preview day on Wednesday, October 4th, Frieze Masters takes place again, from October 5th-8th, for its 6th edition. Frieze London will feature more than 160 leading galleries from 31 countries will showcase presentations along…
The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival doesn’t end until April 30th so there’s still a few days left to view cinema’s latest and greatest! In case you missed out on the first part of the fest, we've got the highlights - from feminist debates to publicity pranks. Opening night on Wednesday the 19th went off with a…
IT IS NO SECRET THAT THE ART WORLD, though responsible for propagating spectacular, history-shaping movements, has been at best an uneven playing field for men versus women in the fight for respect and artistic reification. At worst it’s served as an unassailable fortress wherein institutionalized sexism is not just a latent function of the system…
Now you can put your pasta on an image of Marina Abramović's gold-leaf covered lips. The MoMA Design Store and Bernardaud present Abramović Method: Misfits for the Table, a set of mismatched porcelain plates featuring the above lips, as well as star, sun and moon motifs, and Marina's family crest from Montenegro. Each set is comprised…
The latest showcase coming to The Park Avenue Armory is part visual art, part performance art, and all based around artist Marina Abramović. The show, directed by Robert Wilson, is a re-imagining of Abramović’s extraordinary life and work. The show begins with her difficult childhood and chronicles her journey to the present day. Abramović, who plays herself as well…
Independent Curators International (ICI) hosted its Annual Benefit & Auction honoring Miuccia Prada with the 2013 Leo Award, and Germano Celant with the 2013 Agnes Gund Curatorial Award. The Awards, created by artist Liz Glynn, were presented by Agnes Gund, ICI Trustee Emerita, and accepted on behalf of Fondazione Prada by Mr. Celant. The evening…
XXXX MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTING ART EDITOR HEIDI LEE PRESENTS A ROUND-UP OF HER WEEK AT ARTBASEL 41 ARTBASEL MARKET REVIEW OPENING DAY AT ART BASEL 41 As I practiced the customary three kiss greeting with Swiss colleagues, I toured around ArtBasel's 41st edition of the world's more important art fair this past June featuring 300 leading galleries…
